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UBM (LSE:UBMN) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.49 (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is UBM Liabilities-to-Assets?

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities, calculated as total liabilities divided by total asset. UBM's Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was £1,203 Mil. UBM's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was £2,452 Mil. Therefore, UBM's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was 0.49.


UBM Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for UBM's Liabilities-to-Assets can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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UBM Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

UBM Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Liabilities-to-Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.81 0.59 0.57 0.54 0.49

UBM Semi-Annual Data
Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17
Liabilities-to-Assets Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.57 0.57 0.54 0.55 0.49

Competitive Comparison of UBM's Liabilities-to-Assets

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, UBM's Liabilities-to-Assets, along with its competitors' market caps and Liabilities-to-Assets data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


UBM's Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, UBM's Liabilities-to-Assets distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where UBM's Liabilities-to-Assets falls into.



UBM Liabilities-to-Assets Calculation

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio measures the portion of the total liabilities to the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total asset.

UBM's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Dec. 2017 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=1202.7/2452
=0.49

UBM's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Dec. 2017 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=1202.7/2452
=0.49

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


UBM  (LSE:UBMN) Liabilities-to-Assets Explanation

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities. It can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A high Liabilities-to-Assets ratio (more leveraged) suggests that the company might have potential solvency problems, or even a signal of financial distress. Conversely, a low Liabilities-to-Assets ratio usually indicates a healthy financial situation. However, it may also suggest that the company is not expanding or not making good use of debt.


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UBM (LSE:UBMN) Business Description

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UBM PLC is a United Kingdom-based global business-to-business organizer. In addition to focusing on business-to-business events, the company operates live media, communication, and marketing services. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from it organization of business events such as tradeshows, making it one of the leading event and exhibition organizers in the world. Its events are mostly focused in North America, emerging markets countries such as China and India, and the U.K. The company's revenue is fairly evenly split across these regions. UBM's clients mainly operate in the industrial, transportation, fashion, and healthcare industries.

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